A team of four co-workers including Frans Huber, Thomas Maphanga, John Powys and Jonson Ngatsane left for Gaza Province in Mocambique on 9th November. We met Pastor Daniel Hlongwane from the Dorothea Mission in Chokwe, he accompanied us on the trip as he was the organiser of this outreach. We arrived in Mapai on Monday and set up camp in the village. Mapai is a very poor village with a high AIDS rate. During the day we had meetings with ministers and leaders as well as their wives. We shared with them Pauls instruction to Titus, to teach sound doctrine. The sound doctrine being to teach the old men, old women, young men, young women and servants how to live upright and godly in this present age. Bibles that were donated by someone were also distributed to those who didn't have. In the evenings we showed films, about 2000 people attended the film services.

On our way to Massangena from Mapai we stopped over at Maxailla where Pastor Daniels home is. We were overwhelmed by the hospitality and generosity of the Shangaan people. We experienced something of the old Biblical stories where something was first slaughtered and eaten before we could proceed on our way. These people are very poor but will not let you go without having given you something substantial to eat.

In Massangena we were housed in the Administrators old house which was very comfortable. We also had meetings for ministers etc in the day and film services in evenings. Jonson taught the people in Mapai and Massangena how to plant vegetables in a bag with very effective drip irrigation in drought situations, this was very profitable and was gratefully received. We walked through the village giving Gospel tracts to people and also had the opportunity to preach the Gospel to a witchdoctor in his hut.

God kept us and we returned home safely on 17th November. We trust the Lord will give the increase on the sowing and watering that we could do.